The Osceola times., 1887-09-24
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.

Tho work Of opening up the Little Rock
blue granite quarries is progressin. rap
Idly.
fhe Little Rock & Alexandria people
claim that their road will be In operation
within year.
Within two months Little Rock will
have another line OF railway; the ST..
LOUIS, Ara ansas & Texas.
Prof. T. l.. Cox, OF Morrillton, has charge
OF the educational department Of the State
| Exposition in Little Rock.
| Arkansas County sportsmen have been
! having bad luck. and say that owing TO
the wet spring the ssFply Of praris
chicken is short.
Colonel worthington, Of Polk County, 10
preparing n fine mineral exhibit for that
/ county. He has already collected ,Sp'
pounds Of specimens and is still working.
Probably the biggest pair Of horns svsv
carried by a deer In Arkansas were thoso
borne by the deer which J. S. Wilson killed
near Conway in Faulkner County the
other day. They will be sent to the State
Exposition in Little Rock.
Acting PostmasterGej eral Stevenson
has directed that the post-ofiice at Benton
Vile be made presidential in October.
A new enterprise Is on the tapis at Ber.
ryville. II is proposed Il ut a driveway be
opened from town out " the summit OF
Sister hills aud thence to Mount Eagle,
where the new medical spring is.
A party Of hunters recently killed a cou.
gar of Mexican lion in the edge Of the
river bottoms ten miles OF from Lewis
vile. The animal was shot twice with
shotgun and once with Winchester rife.
CLARK County hunters who 20 out after
deer and return without even a venison
steak are consoling themselves with the
thought that the 'possum and "tater"
crop will soon be ripe.
An Indiana man was In Little Rock q
few days ago. His object of visiting the
State is to secure favorable location for
an extensive chair factory to be moved
by water-pOwer.
DR.. Primius II. W. Millcuder, an old ne
gro, one hundred and fourteen years old,
died at Camden a few days ago, after .
short Illness. He retained all OF his facul.
ties up to his death.
Wm. Scott, the Oldest resident Of Car.
roll County, died at his home, about four
miles from Eureka Springs, a few days
ago, ut the advanced age Of one hundred
and eight.
Post -offices have been estab lished at
Hayti, Carroll County. and Amelia, Mis-.
sissippi County.
Post-ofiice has been discontinued at
Flat, Logan County, and its mail ordered
to Carley.
VIII Thornton aud Frank Jones, two
young men from Parker, had an affray at
Ozan few days ago, (Which resulted fatal.
ly to Jones. He was cut with a knife.
Whisky caused the trouble.
The saw and Touring mill Of Smith &
Lovelers, six miles from Ozan, was de-
stroyed by fired q few days since. Loss,
above insurance on mill and machinery,
$1,000; on lumber, $1,000. The origin Of
the fire is unknown.
A serious wreck occurred to a train on
the ST. Louis 4 Texas road n few days ago
near Fisher, a small station south Of
Jonesboro. The engine turned over, and
Fireman Charles Dick. Of Jonesboro, was
instantly killed, being terribly mangled.
Engineer Kenward escaped with slight In.
juries.
The aggregate Of the timber distr ibntion
of the State is found to be, in round mum.
bers, 80, ,000, 900. 900 feet, board measure, Of
which 100000 100000 ispine, and 10000, ,00Q,.
900 hard wood.
Acting Governor Barker has ordered .
special election to be held on October $, in
Mississippi County for q county surveyor,
to fill the unexpired term of Pat Ii. Clay,
deceased.
The south bound train on the Arkansas
q Louisiana railway flew the track few
nights ago just above Washington, upset
ting the passenger coach and wrecking
three cars. Only q few passen gers were
on board, and they were badl y shaken up.
Mr.. Traylor, q st. Louis drummer, was
badly bruised, and Gus johnson, mail
agent, was painfully cut about the head.
1t took twenty-four hours TO repair tho
damage to the road.bed, which was con-
siderable. The accident was caused by
fast running.
The capital snake story of the season is
the one related by Uncle Johnnie Morris,
living a few miles above Jack sonport. He
says he was out In the river bottom re-
Gently looking for some stock, when he
saw a beautiful mound some distance
from him. He advanced toward it, and, :,
when near enough to distinguish what il
was, found 1t to be q large rattlesnake in
its coil. He Immediately made search for
u club with which to kill it. He found a
club about three inches In diameter and
attacked the huge reptile but says he was
unable Ia kill II without first procuring a
larger stick. He says the reptile will
measure eight inches between the eyes,
three feet six inches in circumference, md
that its ratties were at least six inches in
width. He also says that the snake in its
coil was nearly as high as his head.
Little Rock has been considerably
a2itated OF late over the convic. labor
question, and proceedings have been in-
stituted to enforce an ordinance prohibit
ing the working Of convicts on the city
streets. A few days since Captain Miller,
who had been complained Of, presented a
petition to Judge Joseph w. Martin, OF the
Circuit Court, asking for writ OF GER
tiorari that the ordinance Of the city pro
hibiting the working of convicts within
the city limits be quashed, and that the
convictions under said ordinances before
the police court be set aside and declared
void, because tine ordinances were wholly
illegal and conflict with the constitution,
and that the city officers be enjoined from
instituting any further prosecutions under
said ordinance. Judge S. X. Allen ap-
pearsd for the city and Judge 4. w. KIM
hall for the petitioners. Judge Martin
listened attentively to the arguments, and
when they had been finished said: 81 am
thoroughly convinced that ordinance No.
93, under which this prosecution has been
made. is void, illegal and unoonstitu-
tional." He said, however, that as it WAS
IA matter of public Importance, he would
take the prayer under advisement and
would give a written opinion in the case.